For that reason, "building a cathedral" is a metaphor for a gargantuan task that requires your entire being and then some but never seems to reach completion. All over Europe, kings, popes ...

While Spain is full of history and gorgeous religious sites, one of the country's most awe-inspiring cathedrals is in this ...

Built between the 12th and 16th centuries, these soaring sacred spaces are among Europe’s most popular tourist attractions today. From Notre-Dame de Paris in France to Canterbury Cathedral in ...

People and wealth moved along the pilgrimage routes of Europe, sparking the building of Romanesque churches to welcome travelers and house holy relics. The eight-sided bell tower of the Basilica ...

On the 950th anniversary of the royal transfer of The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin, Lincoln, John Goodall looks at the medieval development of what is without doubt one of Europe’s most brilliantly ...

Across Europe, the continent that nurtured Christianity for most of two millenniums, churches, convents and chapels stand empty and increasingly derelict as faith and church attendance shriveled ...

The cathedrals and churches that shaped the skylines ... a blending of Eastern religion, pre-Christian European mythology and humanist philosophy. From this amalgam of beliefs come the unique ...

From the 17th until the 19th century, upper-class young European men were expected to ... pilgrim hospices, and churches have shown how deep our relationship has been with mountain territories.